written that he mighte, as much as he was able, quod potuit.-It is fometimes put, not inelegantly, for the fame, with gris, and that the fineft of the lond, of fish and flesh, and that fo plenteous; shall fall a rain, and that fo wild wood Thole, v. Sax. to fuffer, and what mifchefe and Thore, is put for there, for the fake of the rhyme Thoughten, pa. t. pl. of thinke, v. Sax. Thred-bare, adj. Sax. having the threads bare, the nap being worn away Thremote, should be written in two words, thre mote, as in the Bodl. mff. Mat. n. Fr. is explained by Cotgrave to fignify, among other things, the note winded by a huntsman on his horn Thatte, that, conj. Sax. quód, Lat. Thewes, n. pl. Sax. manners, qualities Thinne, adj. Sax. flender, fmall; a thinne imagi- Thirle, v. Sax. to pierce through This, pron. demonft. Sax. is fometimes put for the prepofitive article Thise, pl. Tho, prep. art. pl. da. Sax, used as a demonftrative pronoun, thofe Tho, adv. Sax. then Threpe, v. Sax. to call Thrie, thries, adv. Sax. thrice Throw, n. Sax. time; but a throw; but a little Thruft, for thurst, n. Sax. thirst Thrufty, for thursty, adj. Sax. thirsty Thurghout, prep. Sax. throughout, quite through Thwitten, part. pa. chipped with a knife, whittled, Tidde, part. pa. of tide, v. Sax. happened; thee There was many a timbestere According to this description it fhould rather or other) by throwing them up into the air and Timbres, n. l. Fr bafons. See Timbestere Tipped, part. pa. "headed, covered at the tip or top Tiptoon, n. pl. Sax. tiptoes, the extremities of the toes Tire, v. Fr. to pluck, to feed upon in the manner of birds of prey; for loke how that a gofhauke tyreth Tiffue, n. Fr. a riband Tite, for tideth happeneth Titus Livius, pr. n. the Roman hiftorian Tout, n. the backfide Towel, n. is perhaps put for tewel, a pipe, the Trace, n. Fr. a track or path-a train [draw Trais, n. pl. Fr. traits, the traces by which horses Trappures, n. pl. barb. Lat. the clothes with which Trashed, part. pa. betrayed Trate, n. Bp. Douglas frequently uses trat for To, prep. Sax. to day, on this day; to morwe, on Trave, n. Fr. travail, a frame in which farriers Tre, n. Sax. a tree, wood, Criftes tre, the cross Tofore, toforen, prep. Sax. before Togithers, adv. Sax. together Told, pa. t. of tell, v. Sax. accounted Tomedes, fhould be written as two words; to Tonne-gret, adj. of the circumference of a tun Toretes, n. pl. Fr. rings Torne, v. Fr. to turn, the devil out of his fkinne him torne! may the devil turn him infide out! Torned, part. pa. Tortous, adj. Fr. oblique, winding Trede-foule, n. a treader of hens, a cock Trental, n. Fr. was a fervice of 30 maffes, which were usually celebrated upon as many different days, for the dead. Du Cange in v. Trentale Trepeget, n. Fr. a military engine. See Du Cange in v. Trebuchetum Treffe, n. Fr. an artificial lock or gathering of Treffed, part. pa. gathered in a tress or treffes Tretis, n. treaty Tretis, adj. Fr. long and well proportioned Trewe, adj. Sax. true faithful Toteler, n. a whisperer, totelar, fufurro, Prompt. True-love, n. Mr. Steevens has very obligingly fuggefted to me that there is a herb called truelove, according to Gerard, in his Herbal, edit. 1597, p. 328, Herba Paris; "One berrie or "herbe truelove-at the very top whereof 66 come forth fower leaves directly fet one "against another, in manner of a Burgunnion "crofs, or a true love knot, for which cause among the auncients it hath been called herbe "true-love" This herb, however, to the best of my remembrance, is rather too large to be carried conveniently under the tongue. A trewlove of the fame or another fort is mentioned in the concluding stanza of The Court of Love ; Eke eche at other threw the floures bright, foldi She fmote me through the very heart as blive, Veine-blode, a. blood drawn from a vein And Venus yet I thanke I am alive. Vendable, n. Fr. to be fold Venerie, n. Fr. hunting Triacle, n. Fr. corruption of theriaque, a remedy Venge, v. Fr. to revenge in general Trice, v. Sav. to thrust Trie, adj. tried or refined, Gloff. Ur. Trill, v. Sax. to twirl, to turn round neut. to roll, to trickle Trine, adj. Fr. triple; trine compas, the Trinity. See Compas. Trippe, n. evidently means a fmall piece of cheefe; les tripes d'un fagot, in Fr. are the fmalleft fticks in a faggot, Cotgrave Trifte, v. for trufte Trifte, n. a poft or ftation in hunting, Corvell. Trompour, n. a trumpeter Trophee, pr. n. it occurred to me that the reference might poffibly be to the original of the Troilus and Crefeide, which according to Lydgate was called Trophe, but I cannot find any fuch paflage as is here quoted in the Filoftrato. Trotula, pr. n. Trouble, adj. Fr. dark, gloomy Trowandife, for Truandife Trowe, v. Sax to believe Truandife, n. Fr. begging, truanding Tullius, pr. n. M. Tullius Cicero Turmentife, n. Fr. torment Twaine, tway, twey, tweine, numer. Sax. two Twight, pa. t. & part. of twitch, v. Sax. pulled, plucked Twinne, v. Sax. to depart from a place or thing Twinned, part. pa. separated Twire, v. twireth feems to be the tranflation of fufurrat, fpoken of a bird Twist, n. Sax. a twig Twite, v. Sar. to twitch, to pull hard Twife, pa. t. twitched V. Valence, pr. n. Valencia in Spain, Gloff. Ur. Valerie, pr. n. Valerie, Valerius, pr. n. Valerius Maximus Varien, inf. m. v. Fr. to change, to alter Venime, n. Fr. poifon, venom Verdegrefe, n. Fr. werd du gris, the ruft of brass, fo Vermeile, adj. Fr. of a vermilion colour Vernicle, . diminutive of Veronike, Fr. a copy is miniature of the picture of Chrift, which is ap pofed to have been miraculously imprinted upon a handkerchief preferved in the church of St. Peter at Rome, Du Cange in v. Veronica. Medex, Form. Angl. p. 428. Teftam. Job. de Nevall, an 1386. "Item Domino Archiepifcopo Ebora "fratri meo, i. veftimentum rubeum de velvit cum le Verouike [r. Veronike] in granis rofarum "defuper brondata, [ť. brouduta.”] It was used tr perfons returning from pilgrimages to bring with them certain tokens of the feveral places with they had visited, and therefore the Pardoner, who is just arrived from Rome, is reprefented with a vernicle fewed upon his cappe. dee Pierce Plough, 28, b. 66 An hundred amples on hys hatte fette, The Vernicle before, for men fhould knowe Vernish, v. Fr. to varnish Verre, n. Fr. glafs Verlifiour, n. Fr. a maker of verfes, a poet Vice, n. Fr. the newel or upright centre of a wind ing ftaircafe Vigile, n. Fr, the eve of a feftival, the water watching of a dead body Vigilie, n. Lat. as Vigile Vilanie, n. Fr. any thing unbecoming a gente man Vinoient, adj. Lat. full of wine Virelaye, n. Fr. a round freeman's fong, Catr There is a particular defcription of a vir the Jardin de Plaisance, fol. 12. where it maks the decima fexta fpecies rhetorice Gallicane Virgile, pr. n. Vilage, v. Fr. to front, to face a thing * M. Gales. Perhaps it thould be Galrer. refe, a Saxon word fignifying violence, impetu- Unplite, v. to unfold ofity Vitaille, n. Fr. victuals Vitellon, pr. n. Unbetide, v. Sax. to fail to happen Unbodie, v. Sax. to leave the body Unbokel, Fr. to unbuckle, to open Unce, n. Fr. Lat. ounce Uncommitted, part. pa. office uncommitted oft anoyeth Unconning, part. pr. ignorant Unconning, . ignorance Uncovenable, adj. inconvenient Uncouple, v. to go loofe, metaphor from hounds Uncouplinge, n. letting loose, Du. 377 Uncouth, part pe. unknown. See Couth-uncom- Undepartable, adj. not capable of departing Undergrowe, part. pa. undergrown, of a low sta ture Underling, a. Sax. an inferior Undermele, n. Sax. I am rather inclined to believe, that undermele fignifies the time after the meal of dinner, the afternoon; undermele poflmeridies, Promp. Parv. Undern, n. Sax. the third hour of the artifical day, nine of the clock, till it was underne hygh and more, Conf. Am. 103, b. Undernome, pa. t. of undermine, v. Sax. took up, received Underpight, pa. t. See Pight; he dranke and wel his girded underpight, he drank and stuffed his girdle well Underspore, v. Sax. to raise a thing by putting a Undoubtous, adj. undoubted; indubitata, orig. See Doutous | Unreft, . want of reft, uneasiness, trouble Unrefty, adj. unquiet Unright, n. wrong Unfad, adj. unsteady Unfcience, #. not fcience Unfet, part. pa. not appointed Unfkilfully, adv. Sax. without reafon; injuria, orig. Unflept, part. pa. having had no fleep Unfolempne, adj. uncelebrated; incelebris, orig. Unflancheable, adj. inexhaustable; inexhaufta, orig, Unfwell,. to fall after swelling Untime, n. an unfeafonable time Untretable, adj. not admitting any treaty, bellusa inexorabile, orig. Πόλεμος ακηρυκτος Untreffed, part. pa. not tied in a trefs or treffes Unusage, n. want of ufage; infolentia, orig. Unwemmed, part. pa. unspotted Unweting, part. pr. not knowing; unweting of this Dorigen, Dorigen not knowing of this Unwetingly, adv. ignorantly Unwift, part. pa. unknown; unwift of him, it be ing unknown to him, not knowing Unwit, n. want of wit Unwote, v. Sav. to be ignorant Unyolden, part. pa. not having yielded | [orig. Voide, v. Fr. to remove, to quit, to make empty Voide, v. neut. to depart, to go away Uneschauble, adj. Sax. unavoidable; inevitabili, Un-eth, un-ethes, adv. Sax. fcarcely, not easily Unfeftliche, adj. not fuitable to a feast laine Voided, part. pa. removed Volage, adj. Ir. light, giddy Volupere, n. a woman's cap, a nightcap, volypere, kercher, teriftrum, Promp. Parv. but theriftrum fignifies, properly, a veil. See Du Cange in v. Vouche, v. Fr. vouchen fauf, to vouchfafe; voucheth fauf, vouchsafe yc; as ye have made present the king vouches it fave Up, prep. Sax. upon; ther lith on up my wombe and up my hed; there lieth one upon my belly and upon my head; up peine, upon pain; up peril, upon peril Up, adv. Sax. up on lond, up in the country; up fo doun, upfide down; the londe was tourned up fo doun, Conf. Am. 37, 159-But Pandare up, an elliptical expreflion, of which it is not eafy to give the precife meaning Upon, adv. he had upon a courtepy of grene, he had on a courtepy, &c or perhaps it is an elliptical expreffion for he had upon him Uppereft, adj. fuperl. highest Upright, adj. Sax. ftraight; upright as a bolt, Ure, n. Fr. fortune, destiny Ulage, n. Fr. experience, practice Utter, comp. d. of out, adv. Sax. outward, more Wang, A. Sax. a cheek-tooth Warrie, v. Sax. to abufe, to speak evil of Watering of Seint Thomas, a place for watering horfe, I fuppofe, a little out of the borough of Southwark, in the road to Canterbury. The fame place, I apprehend, was afterwards called St. Thomas a Waterings, probably from fome chapel dedicated to that faint. It was a place of execution in Queen Elizabeth's time. W Ath. Oxon. i. 229 Watlynge-ftrete, an old street in London Way, n. Sax. is often put for the time in which a certain fpace can be paffed through; a furlong way, mile way, any fhort time at the lette wey, feems to fignify no more than at the left, at leaft-a devil way, a twenty devil way Way, adv. away; do way, do away, put away Waye, v. Sax. to weigh, to prefs with weight Webbe, n. Sax. a weaver Wedde, n. Sax. a pawn or pledge; to wedde for a pawn; and leyde to wedde Normandie Wede, n. Sav. clothing, apparel; under wede feems to fignify, fimply, in my clothing Wede, n. Sax. a weed, an useless herb Wel, adv Sax. well, in a good condition; wel was the wenche with him mighte mete; wel were they that thider might twin: it is joined to other adverbs and adjectives, as full and right are, and ftill more frequently to verbs, in the fenfe of the French bien Welde, v. Sax. to govern, to wield Wanger, n. Sax. a fupport for the check, a pillow Wele, adv. for well Wanhope, n. Sax. despair Wantruft, a. Sax, diftruft Wardein, n. Fr. a warden of a college, a guard, a keeper of a gate; wardeins, pl. guard, watch men Warderere, perhaps a corruption of the French garde arriere Wardrope, n. Fr. garderobe, a house of office Wariangles. See Cotgrave in v. Pie and Engonée, where he explains the wariangle to be a fall woodpecker, black and white of colour, and but half as big as the ordinary green one Warice, warish, v. Fr. to heal; v. neut. to recover from fickness Warifon, n. seems to be put for reward; fon merite, orig. warifon, donativum, Prompt. Parv. Warne, v. Sex. to caution, to apprife, to refuse Warnellore, v. to furnish, to ftore Wele, n. Sax. wealth, profperity Welkin, n. Sax the sky Well, n.Sax. a spring |